Chapter 734 Understanding
Shortly after the kill order was given, the second vampire army immediately assaulted the black tornado of flying creatures with blood and shadow spells.
However, the powerful wind wall easily deflected everything the Halflings and True Vampires sent. As for Pseudo Vampires, they were such inferior beings that they did not have any abilities.
They could only ram into the wind wall with their bare bodies and get torn to shreds. Their corrupted blood and rotting flesh scattered everywhere.
Only the spells of the higher-ranking Pureblood Vampires managed to breach the wind wall. Even so, the opening only lasted a moment before it was sealed as the wind wall restored itself.
The bats weren't strong, but they were surprisingly swift. Furthermore, despite being creatures of darkness, they had high affinities with sound and wind.
As such, when they flew in such a coordinated, large-scale movement with great momentum, the generated wind currents allowed them to fly even faster! The flying formation became so powerful that it was self-destructive!
The bats and other flying creatures couldn't stop it. If they fell out of the formation, their own wind wall would tear them to shreds.
But at the same time, as the exhaustion of extended high-intensity flight seeped in, dozens of weaker bats started breaking formation and dying in the violent winds.
However, as the second vampire army launched its attacks on the flying formation in great numbers, the wind wall's power diminished bit by bit.
Seeing their attacks deliver little results, the Pureblood Vampires collectively concentrated their firepower to punch a big hole through the wind wall.
Without any surprise, the concentrated firepower of several dozen Pureblood Vampires blew open a large opening in the wind wall, almost throwing the entire flying formation out of coordination.
At the same time, hundreds of Pseudo Vampires blindly poured inside—only to be ripped to shreds by the second, third, and fourth layers of chaotic winds.
Their corrupted blood and rotting flesh scattered inside the violent wind current and splattered countless flying creatures. Although the black bats had some resistance, the same couldn't be said for the others.
Whether they were crows, falcons, eagles, or even wyverns, they all started falling sick after their bodies were contaminated and the corruption invaded their systems through their orifices.
Swoosh!
An ill wyvern fell out of the formation, but it wasn't torn to bits due to its sturdy, scaled body. Instead, it was thrown by powerful wind currents and crashed into the second vampire army.
Dozens of Pseudo Vampires were easily crushed to death before hundreds, thousands more flooded the area, drowning the wyvern in their numbers. Within mere moments, the ill wyvern was reduced to a dry carcass devoid of blood and with little flesh and scales left intact.
Vaan foresaw what would happen to the flying creatures in the formation if he continued using them to resist the fierce assault from the second vampire army—they would eventually be wiped out.
Although conserving his energy for the big fights was good, sending all the flying creatures to their deaths was also bad.
It was not good karma.
Furthermore, it was hard to say if his Boundless Sea and Sky Aura would be affected if he caused the death of so many sky creatures.
The Boundless Sea and Sky Aura had incredibly untapped potential. It would be a big loss if he crippled his new power before he could properly explore all of its potential.
Vaan concentrated his Boundless Sea and Sky Aura into a tiny wisp and sent it spiraling into the upper sky, guiding the flying creatures out of the flying formation as they chased after it.
Shortly after the Boundless Sea and Sky Aura vanished, the flying creatures appeared confused and at a loss for what to do. But moments later, they dispersed in all directions, trying to get away from each other.
The surviving wyverns returned to their clan members while the crows, falcons, and eagles flew back to their nests. They did not try to hunt each other. It was as if they had a tacit understanding and acknowledgment as they remembered flying together in the formation.
As for the bats, they lingered for a while longer, silently gazing in Vaan's direction. Afterward, they surprisingly flew back to Gehenna instead of continuing their human hunt.
Vaan's eyes flickered thoughtfully.
The Boundless Sea and Sky Aura had the power to control all sea and sky life forms. However, he discovered that it could also be used to cultivate the intelligence of sea and sky life forms.
'Interesting…' Vaan thought.
As he floated in the sky, his gaze soon landed on Melchior's figure hiding in the rear of the second vampire army inside the crimson light domain.
He could see the person had become a Divine Being despite being a Half-step Divine Being when they met previously. He also sensed Fergus's aura on the person's body.
After piecing the clues together, Vaan vaguely understood the situation – The vampires' power could be inherited.
However, such inheritance was probably unique to the vampires.
More importantly, Vaan was interested in Melchior's fearful yet unwilling expression. He could tell the person didn't want to face him, but he was forced to command the second vampire army.
The second vampire army numbered over a hundred thousand.
Although Pseudo Vampires comprised most of the number, there were at least two thousand Pureblood Vampires, a hundred of which were all Transcendent-level beings.
Vaan's powerful sense extended beyond the crimson light domain and seeped into Gehenna as he pried the situation. He could see the vampires had far more than just the first two armies.
However, he didn't understand why they divided their forces to invade the imperial capital like this. Under Great Devil Abaddon's lead, their full force would easily steamroll the Great Ratholos Empire.
Despite such a clear advantage in number and strength, they chose to drag out the war, which would greatly increase their casualties.
Furthermore, Great Devil Abaddon had yet to make an appearance.
Evidently, something big must have happened to Great Devil Abaddon that caused him to delay his descent despite scheming to do so for hundreds of years.
Although Vaan didn't know the exact details, he had a good guess.
Several points didn't make sense, leading to Gehenna's descent if it only involved a single Great Devil. That said, he wanted to avoid drawing conclusions until more was known.
In any case, Great Devil Abaddon's delayed descent was a good thing for Pangea. He could use this information to his advantage.
'I'll let you live for now,' Vaan amusingly conveyed his intent to Melchior in the distance with a glance before retreating from the area.
At the same time, the other side seemed to have received his intent and trembled.
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